monstrer

Latin

Verb

mōnstrer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of mōnstrō

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French monstrer, from Latin monstrō, monstrāre.

Verb

monstrer

1. to show

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of monstrer

infinitive	simple	monstrer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	monstrant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		monstré
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	monstre	monstres	monstre	monstrons	monstrez	monstrent
	imperfect	monstrois, monstroys	monstrois, monstroys	monstroit, monstroyt	monstrions, monstryons	monstriez, monstryez	monstroient, monstroyent
	past historic	monstra	monstras	monstra	monstrasmes	monstrastes	monstrerent
	future	monstrerai, monstreray	monstreras	monstrera	monstrerons	monstrerez	monstreront
	conditional	monstrerois, monstreroys	monstrerois, monstreroys	monstreroit, monstreroyt	monstrerions, monstreryons	monstreriez, monstreryez	monstreroient, monstreroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	monstre	monstres	monstre	monstrons	monstrez	monstrent
	imperfect	monstrasse	monstrasses	monstrast	monstrassions	monstrassiez	monstrassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	monstre	—	monstrons	monstrez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• English: muster
• French: montrer

Old French

Alternative forms

• mostrer
• moustrer
• mustrer

Etymology

From Latin mōnstrāre, present active infinitive of mōnstrō. This form was modified based on the Latin, while the forms mostrer, moustrer, etc. were directly inherited.

Verb

monstrer

1. to show (to make see, to make aware of)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of monstrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		monstrer			avoir monstré
gerund		en monstrant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		monstrant
past participle		monstré
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	monstre	monstres	monstre	monstrons	monstrez	monstrent
	imperfect	monstroie, monstreie, monstroe, monstreve	monstroies, monstreies, monstroes, monstreves	monstroit, monstreit, monstrot, monstreve	monstriiens, monstriens	monstriiez, monstriez	monstroient, monstreient, monstroent, monstrevent
	preterite	monstrai	monstras	monstra	monstrames	monstrastes	monstrerent
	future	monstrerai	monstreras	monstrera	monstrerons	monstreroiz, monstrereiz, monstrerez	monstreront
	conditional	monstreroie, monstrereie	monstreroies, monstrereies	monstreroit, monstrereit	monstreriiens, monstreriens	monstreriiez, monstreriez	monstreroient, monstrereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	monstre	monstres	monstre	monstrons	monstrez	monstrent
	imperfect	monstrasse	monstrasses	monstrast	monstrissons, monstrissiens	monstrissoiz, monstrissez, monstrissiez	monstrassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	monstre	—	monstrons	monstrez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: monstrer
  • French: montrer
• Walloon: mostrer